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Abisara echerius prunosa
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It is the only South Indian butterfly of the family,mostly distributed in the low land and subtropical forests. It is shade loving insect, venturing out rarely during the late afternoon or early evening. The male perches on leaves among forest paths during early morning hours. On settling, it makes rotating and jerky movements to attain the desired position. Hence known as the Dancing Judy. With an erratic and jerky flight, it flies up and down rapidly during evenig hours. It is not known to visit and wet patches.

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